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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: C. E. Dixon, Interim County Administrator
Costa
DATE: May 30, 1984 County
SUBJECT: Legislation: SB 1547 (Leroy Greene)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of opposition to SB 1547.
BACKGROUND:
SB 1547 would give the State Department of General Services the authority to review
and approve or reject all drawings and specifications for the construction or
alteration of any county (or city) fire station, police station, emergency operation
center, sheriff's office, emergency communications dispatch center, air traffic
control facility, or airport control tower to insure that they meet specified
earthquake standards. The Department would be authorized to charge a fee such
that, for instance, on a $5,000,000 construction job, the County would have to pay
a fee of $53,750 to the State for these purposes. These costs are in addition to
any required local reviews and permits and are considered excessive by the Public
Works Director.
Unless it can be established that this or any other county cannot responsibly insure
that buildings considered "essential" meet applicable earthquake standards, there
appears to be no need for this additional layer of bureaucracy in the design of
county buildings. The Public Works Director recommends that the Board oppose
SB 1547 and our office strongly concurs with his recommendation.
SB 1547 passed .the Senate Housing and Urban Affairs Committee April 24 on a 4:1 vote,
with Senator Petris voting "aye" and the Senate Finance Committee May 23 on an 8:4
vote, with Senator Boatwright voting "aye", and Senator Petris absent or not voting.
The bill is now in Third Reading on .the Senate Floor.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON June 5. 1984 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Administrator OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Public Works Director
CC: ATTESTED
Senator Leroy Greene
Senator Daniel Boatwright J. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
Senator Nicholas Petris A EX OFFICIO.CLERK OF THE BOARD
Larry Naake, CSAC Director
M382/7-63 BY �, D, P. Y